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it helps if you try to dress like a local if you want to blend in. i am not from ny, but was visiting last month. I was wearing a yankees cap, but other wise looked like a tourist. (mesh back pack, subway map back pocket, comfortable clothes). With that on, i was asked directions twice, some one asked me what part of the city i was from, all in one day. fortunately i know my way around, so i was able to give directions. also, no one treated me like a tourist, as has been the case during previous visits.
I don't understand some of these.
Shorts? Most of my NYC native friends wear shorts in the summer time and wear forwards facing baseball caps. Its the transplants that I know who dress up everywhere they go.
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I wear shorts and tank tops in the summer and I'm a local. I'd rather wear pants going around the city, but there's no way I would do that with how hot the stations are.
We're from Philly and come up every few months. We shop and have dinner. We always comment on how much nicer people in NY are compared to people in Philly. Sad, but true
I spent 10 days in Manhattan in Sept-Oct. I noticed how nice the New Yorkers look, they dress well. A big fashion item there are boots. Long black boots, with skirts OR jeans, usually with high heels. It all looked very nice.
But, hey, as a tourist I was on my feet constantly, put in many miles per day. With that, being concerned about "blending in" was the least of my concerns. I usually wore a pair of REI pants that convert into bermuda shorts if needed. (Never needed to; in fact, the weather was mighty WET during that period.) I also carried a light backpack to carry my sweater.
Yes, I fit the Big "T" alright. Oddly enough, though, a few times residents assumed I lived there!
All these clothing generalizations are so wrong. People dress differently all over the city, and it doesn't make you a tourist because you dress one way or the other.
All these clothing generalizations are so wrong. People dress differently all over the city, and it doesn't make you a tourist because you dress one way or the other.
agreed. because i use a parasol on a hot summer day doesn't mean i'm from paris.
If you see someone walking around the city with a map, the odds are good that you've just spotted a tourist. New Yorkers, as a rule, don't consult maps--they may not have the slightest idea how to get where they're going, but maps don't appear to be an option.
i've heard from my waitress friend that another way you can spot a tourist is that they leave little or zero tip and frequently ask for a puppy package.
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